Reading a Birth Record
In this birth record on the 14th (Pettronella), I understand that she is illegitimate, that her Mother is Ingrid Gudmunsdotter (29), but I am confused by the last section where it says faddrar and Hustru. Are these just witnesses? Then why faddrar out to the side??. She is later known as Petronella Persdotter, so I assume that the father is known and his name is Per. Can you help me understand the second part of the birth record? Thanks! Source is Laholms stadsförsamling (N) CI:6 (1818-1832) Image 860
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The word "Faddrar" is plural of "fadder-godparent/christening witness". The male godparents/christening witnesses are at the beginning of the section-they are cottager Johan Larsson in Hättehuset and dräng Anders Jönsson in Bonarp. They are followed by the female godparents/christening witnesses who are: wife Ellna Gudmundsdater (Gudmundsdotter) in Hätt(e)huset and maid Maria Olsdater (Olsdotter) in ibidem (the same place [as the last place mentioned]).
As far as her father's first name, it could have been Petrus, Peter, Peder, Pehr, Pär, Per, Petter, Pelle, Päder, Pähr. They are all equivalent names. See this article on Swedish names (especially the part concerning Interchangeable first names): https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Sweden_Personal_Names
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